Is Oak Valley Elementary a good school?

Oak Valley Elementary ranks 2468 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Valley Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 571 students attended Oak Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Valley Elementary?

Students at Oak Valley Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 18% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Oak Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oak Valley Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Tulare Western High

Oak Valley Elementary

Summary:

Oak Valley Elementary is a public K-8 school in Tulare, California, serving a student population of 571. The school stands out as a relatively strong performer within its local context, consistently outpacing the state average in academic assessments across grade levels.

Oak Valley Elementary's academic prowess is particularly evident in its performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, where its proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics exceed the state averages. The school also demonstrates impressive results for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, ranking among the top schools in California for these student groups. However, the school's increasing chronic absenteeism rates and high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 70% to 76%, present ongoing challenges that the school and Oak Valley Union Elementary School District will need to address.

Compared to nearby schools, Oak Valley Elementary outperforms the Tulare City School District schools, which are all rated 1 or 2 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's performance is also comparable to that of Buena Vista Elementary, a high-performing school in the same county, as well as the Sycamore Valley Academy, a public charter school in the region. This suggests that Oak Valley Elementary is a strong educational option for families in the Tulare area.

Detail:

Public K-8

24500 Road 68
Tulare, CA 93274-9607

(559) 688-2908

District: Oak Valley Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2468^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,407

Students who attend Oak Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:

Tulare Western High

Student/teacher ratio: 17.2

Number of students: 571

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.6%

White:

18.4%

Two or more races:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Oak Valley Elementary ranks better than 57.9% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.53. (See more...)

Compare Details Oak Valley Elementary ranks better than 61.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.92. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.6%), White (18.4%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Oak Valley Elementary is 17.2. (See more...)

Compare Oak Valley Elementary employs 33 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Oak Valley Elementary is $6,407.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Oak Valley Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Valley Elementary 2468^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Oak Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Valley Elementary 1070^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Oak Valley Elementary in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Oak Valley Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Oak Valley Union Elementary 592^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Oak Valley Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	26.22	3471^st	4809	27.8%
2005	31.31	3197^th	4822	33.7%
2006	37.68	2845^th	4818	41.0%
2007	46.27	2534^th	5113	50.4%
2008	44.19	2707^th	5113	47.1%
2009	51.59	2390^th	5193	54.0%
2010	58.14	2093^rd	5314	60.6%
2011	48.81	2663^rd	5377	50.5%
2012	58.97	2103^rd	5390	61.0%
2013	50.19	2679^th	5530	51.6%
2015	34.04	3395^th	5611	39.5%
2016	28.45	3892^nd	5614	30.7%
2017	40.01	3102^nd	5692	45.5%
2018	52.26	2432^nd	5662	57.0%
2019	59.88	2083^rd	5789	64.0%
2022	57.57	2145^th	5883	63.5%
2023	63.47	1868^th	5874	68.2%
2024	51.53	2468^th	5862	57.9%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.93	1397^th	3246	57.0%
2019	61.56	772^nd	3275	76.4%
2022	59.76	765^th	3311	76.9%
2023	80.01	273^rd	3250	91.6%
2024	66.34	505^th	3160	84.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.17	1960^th	5084	61.4%
2019	67.88	1285^th	5173	75.2%
2022	70.08	1169^th	5264	77.8%
2023	66.98	1396^th	5374	74.0%
2024	48.64	2480^th	5511	55.0%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.01	2950^th	5413	45.5%
2019	47.94	2609^th	5492	52.5%
2022	55.85	2108^th	5635	62.6%
2023	61.12	1892^nd	5617	66.3%
2024	54.31	2197^th	5605	60.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.09	1879^th	5431	65.4%
2019	67.16	1637^th	5510	70.3%
2022	57.30	2080^th	5663	63.3%
2023	63.01	1807^th	5650	68.0%
2024	46.43	2663^rd	5636	52.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.95	1970^th	4830	59.2%
2019	67.65	1264^th	4963	74.5%
2022	68.95	1202^nd	5084	76.4%
2023	72.49	1056^th	5098	79.3%
2024	59.24	1717^th	5102	66.3%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.86	833^rd	2737	69.6%
2019	56.80	1314^th	2834	53.6%
2022	39.80	1743^rd	2726	36.1%
2023	56.94	1234^th	2662	53.6%
2024	44.41	1577^th	2647	40.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.81	1196^th	1769	32.4%
2005	33.13	1148^th	1777	35.4%
2006	29.68	1251^st	1804	30.7%
2007	46.04	980^th	1999	51.0%
2008	48.03	976^th	2005	51.3%
2009	54.96	859^th	2063	58.4%
2010	58.11	834^th	2179	61.7%
2011	51.67	1049^th	2236	53.1%
2012	49.61	1109^th	2259	50.9%
2013	58.78	919^th	2379	61.4%
2015	61.94	826^th	2477	66.7%
2016	49.29	1129^th	2497	54.8%
2017	49.33	1123^rd	2508	55.2%
2018	37.65	1436^th	2480	42.1%
2019	54.63	1037^th	2715	61.8%
2022	42.44	1382^nd	2740	49.6%
2023	58.84	941^st	2802	66.4%
2024	52.92	1070^th	2777	61.5%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.18	942^nd	1364	30.9%
2019	35.72	845^th	1442	41.4%
2022	63.48	253^rd	1540	83.6%
2023	58.84	286^th	1529	81.3%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.95	1168^th	2230	47.6%
2019	61.93	680^th	2369	71.3%
2022	57.10	804^th	2458	67.3%
2023	65.62	624^th	2549	75.5%
2024	52.90	952^nd	2575	63.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.20	1423^rd	2262	37.1%
2019	47.44	1124^th	2380	52.8%
2022	42.54	1259^th	2509	49.8%
2023	53.94	966^th	2547	62.1%
2024	55.26	925^th	2546	63.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.06	1282^nd	2273	43.6%
2019	55.62	909^th	2407	62.2%
2022	42.81	1254^th	2527	50.4%
2023	62.26	767^th	2558	70.0%
2024	48.49	1117^th	2547	56.1%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.09	1066^th	2072	48.6%
2019	58.74	716^th	2213	67.6%
2022	49.96	999^th	2359	57.7%
2023	67.79	565^th	2391	76.4%
2024	59.09	747^th	2383	68.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Oak Valley Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	66.28	525^th	1602	67.2%
2023	56.33	642^nd	1552	58.6%
2024	57.71	625^th	1535	59.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Oak Valley Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	84	83	0	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
1989	172	0	0	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	252
1990	186	0	0	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	271
1991	196	1	0	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	286
1992	188	0	0	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	299
1993	190	3	0	120	0	n/a	n/a	0	313
1994	178	1	1	137	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1995	173	4	1	154	2	n/a	n/a	0	334
1996	173	4	1	154	2	n/a	n/a	0	334
1997	175	1	1	160	1	n/a	n/a	0	338
1998	208	5	1	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1999	194	6	1	153	0	n/a	n/a	0	354
2000	211	8	1	167	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2001	201	7	1	214	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
2002	177	9	1	236	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
2003	177	9	1	236	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
2004	185	7	0	236	1	n/a	n/a	0	429
2005	176	11	4	237	1	n/a	n/a	5	434
2006	156	0	5	263	0	n/a	n/a	13	437
2007	159	3	3	256	0	n/a	n/a	11	432
2008	167	3	3	278	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	451
2009	169	1	0	283	0	0	9	0	462
2010	156	4	0	283	0	0	3	0	446
2011	141	3	0	293	0	0	10	0	447
2012	145	3	0	282	0	0	2	0	432
2013	129	2	2	304	0	0	11	0	448
2014	132	8	1	342	1	0	4	0	488
2015	137	9	1	365	1	0	5	0	518
2016	137	10	2	400	6	0	3	0	558
2017	127	8	2	418	6	0	3	0	564
2018	114	6	3	442	3	0	0	0	568
2019	127	8	2	411	3	0	0	0	551
2020	119	6	2	444	9	0	1	0	581
2021	119	5	2	438	10	0	2	0	576
2022	91	5	2	455	11	0	5	0	569
2023	105	3	1	449	5	0	8	0	571

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Oak Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	244	9.0	27.1	n/a
1989	252	10.0	25.2	n/a
1990	271	10.0	27.1	n/a
1991	286	13.0	22.0	n/a
1992	299	13.2	22.6	58.2
1993	313	13.0	24.1	60.4
1994	317	14.0	22.6	58.4
1995	334	13.0	25.7	62
1996	334	13.0	25.7	62
1997	338	14.5	23.3	58
1998	347	16.5	21.0	55.3
1999	354	17.8	19.9	60.7
2000	387	19.0	20.4	54.8
2001	424	20.9	20.3	57.5
2002	424	21.6	19.6	61.3
2003	424	21.6	19.6	61.3
2004	429	20.4	21.0	61.1
2005	434	19.0	22.8	64.8
2006	437	20.0	21.9	70.8
2007	432	19.0	22.7	71
2008	451	21.0	21.5	68.5
2009	462	20.0	22.0	70.1
2010	446	19.0	23.4	76.2
2011	447	n/a	n/a	73.6
2012	432	19.0	22.7	n/a
2013	448	20.0	22.4	78.8
2014	488	22.0	22.1	83.4
2015	518	23.0	22.5	79.5
2016	558	26.0	21.4	77.1
2017	564	28.0	20.1	77.3
2018	568	28.0	20.2	79.8
2019	551	28.0	19.6	76.8
2020	581	n/a	n/a	70.7
2021	576	30.0	19.2	71.9
2022	569	31.0	18.3	76.4
2023	571	33.0	17.2	70.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Oak Valley Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	244	9.0	27.1	n/a
1989	252	10.0	25.2	n/a
1990	271	10.0	27.1	n/a
1991	286	13.0	22.0	n/a
1992	299	13.2	22.6	58.2
1993	313	13.0	24.1	60.4
1994	317	14.0	22.6	58.4
1995	334	13.0	25.7	62
1996	334	13.0	25.7	62
1997	338	14.5	23.3	58
1998	347	16.5	21.0	55.3
1999	354	17.8	19.9	60.7
2000	387	19.0	20.4	54.8
2001	424	20.9	20.3	57.5
2002	424	21.6	19.6	61.3
2003	424	21.6	19.6	61.3
2004	429	20.4	21.0	61.1
2005	434	19.0	22.8	64.8
2006	437	20.0	21.9	70.8
2007	432	19.0	22.7	71
2008	451	21.0	21.5	68.5
2009	462	20.0	22.0	70.1
2010	446	19.0	23.4	76.2
2011	447	n/a	n/a	73.6
2012	432	19.0	22.7	n/a
2013	448	20.0	22.4	78.8
2014	488	22.0	22.1	83.4
2015	518	23.0	22.5	79.5
2016	558	26.0	21.4	77.1
2017	564	28.0	20.1	77.3
2018	568	28.0	20.2	79.8
2019	551	28.0	19.6	76.8
2020	581	n/a	n/a	70.7
2021	576	30.0	19.2	71.9
2022	569	31.0	18.3	76.4
2023	571	33.0	17.2	70.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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